In the locker room.
Due to the power outage, none of the lockers were locked.
Qi Xiao opened each locker to search through them, first in the men's changing room, then in the women's.
In the end, he collected two towels, a pink yoga mat, and a mechanical watch.
Qi Xiao put everything into a handbag he'd just found, climbed the stairs back to his train car, and adjusted the watch against the time shown on the screen.
After three minutes of comparison, confirming there was no discrepancy between the watch and the screen time, Qi Xiao felt relieved.
Good, with this watch, he wouldn't have to worry about missing the train's departure during future explorations.
It was now nine-fifty, and the train would depart in just over an hour.
In the gym, only the metal weights were left to move.
And those weights were exactly the materials needed for upgrading.
Qi Xiao clicked upgrade, which showed he could designate any area in the train car as a material input zone.
The upgrade required materials were:
[Metal: 300kg/0]
[Plastic: 150kg/0]
[Wood: 100kg/0]
Through the screen, he could freely designate areas within the initial train car as input zones.
Qi Xiao marked out an input zone and threw in an empty plastic bottle, which immediately disappeared.
The plastic collection progress reached 0.02kg.
Qi Xiao looked at the gym equipment outside - perfect upgrade materials!
......
At eleven o'clock, the train departed right on schedule.
Panting heavily, Qi Xiao leaned against the train car wall, sitting on the yoga mat.
"Damn it, why did that gym have to be so big..."
The metal dumbbells he could carry were furthest from the stairs, and with all the climbing up and down, he only managed to bring back some small dumbbells in an hour.
Qi Xiao set the entrance area as the input zone and threw in the dumbbells he'd brought.
After throwing these dumbbells into the input zone, the metal requirement was fully satisfied, even exceeding the target.
Current material collection progress:
[Metal: 300kg/400kg]
[Plastic: 150kg/5kg]
[Wood: 100kg/0kg]
He put the remaining dumbbells aside, not rushing to throw them all in.
The 9999+ chat room was active.
[Where's everyone's first stop? I'm stuck in a grassland, nothing but grass everywhere.]
[I'm in a rental apartment, only found some cookies and a few clothes.]
[Don't throw just anything into the input zone! I tried it - stuff doesn't disappear like metal and wood!]
[Bro, what did you throw in?]
[I took a huge dump. By the way, anyone got toilet paper to trade?]
[Awesome, bro's spirit of rule exploration is admirable! Here's a tree leaf for you!]
This guy was truly something else.
Compared to them, he was quite lucky.
He'd secured thirty-eight bottles of water and collected quite a bit of upgrade materials.
[Any ladies offering used items? Will trade food.]
[Don't survival games always have pretty girls trading underwear for food? Come on out.]
[Young man, I have some.]
[Damn, you're old enough to be my grandma. I said pretty girls, read carefully!]
[Brother, would a cute femboy work?]
Since it was the first day, everyone seemed to lack a sense of crisis.
Qi Xiao shook his head and opened the trading platform.
He needed to trade for food - water alone wouldn't cut it.
He listed half a bottle of mineral water, requesting instant noodles in exchange.
A light circle appeared in the train car.
Qi Xiao placed the mineral water in the circle, and after a flash of light, it vanished.
Three minutes later, the screen showed a successful trade.
Qi Xiao clicked to collect.
The light flashed again, and a pack of instant noodles appeared on the ground.
A convenient trading function indeed.
......
[The train will arrive soon, please hold on tight.]
Huh? Second day already?
Qi Xiao woke up to the announcement, pulled off the towel covering his stomach, and sat up from the yoga mat.
Yesterday, being the first day, he'd gone to bed early due to mental tension and exhaustion from moving dumbbells.
Qi Xiao got up and went to the train car screen to check information about this stop.
[Current Station: Shayin Town (Single-person station)]
[This station has large cactus forests with vipers present. Danger Level: 1]
Vipers, danger level 1?
Qi Xiao had heard of these - basically all of them were venomous.
One bite would probably end his journey.
As soon as he opened the car door, a wave of hot air hit his face.
So hot.
An endless desert stretched before his eyes. Qi Xiao stepped out of the car, shading his eyes with his hand.
Squinting, he could indeed see a large cactus forest not far away.
Purple-red fruits grew on top of the cacti.
Prickly pears!
Thinking about the sweet juice of prickly pears made Qi Xiao's mouth water.
But remembering the possible presence of vipers made him calm down.
"Men die in pursuit of wealth, as birds die in pursuit of food."
Qi Xiao sighed deeply, grabbed the handbag he'd found in the gym yesterday, and left the train car, walking toward the cactus forest.
Vipers usually come out at night; they should be inactive during such high daytime temperatures.
Qi Xiao consoled himself with this thought.
......
"Wow, so sweet!"
Qi Xiao picked a prickly pear, peeled off the purple-red skin, and took a bite. The rich juice burst in his mouth.
It tasted much better than dragon fruit.
Under the blazing sun, Qi Xiao became a fruit picker, harvesting ripe prickly pears.
With the handbag full, he carried it back to the train car.
Nine thirty-five, still an hour and a half until departure.
He could make another trip, but the remaining fruits were too high to reach.
If only he had a knife.
Qi Xiao opened the trading platform and searched for a machete.
After a flash of light, he eventually traded half a pound of prickly pears for a rusty chopping knife.
Though rusty with some nicks in the blade, he couldn't be picky at this point.
Qi Xiao dumped the prickly pears in the back of the car, then set out again with the knife and empty bag.
In the cactus forest.
Qi Xiao swung the knife, carefully avoiding the fallen tall cacti while collecting prickly pears.
Checking his watch - ten-thirty - he picked up his half-full bag of fruits and headed back.
Qi Xiao was eating fruit and humming a tune when, just before reaching the train car, he stopped in his tracks.
Gulp.
He swallowed hard.
Not far from the train car door, a triangular-headed snake was flicking its tongue in his direction.
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
